Note the context of the verse from Romans 14:5 in the New Testament: "One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." Romans 14:5
Many apply this to keeping either the Sabbath Day or Sunday, but this is incorrect. To begin with, neither "Sabbath" nor "Sunday" is found in the entire chapter. The chapter begins, "Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations." Romans 14:1(KJV). The NKJV reads, "disputes over doubtful things." Thus the initial context of Romans 14 is "doubtful things," and is not a discussion of the Ten Commandments.
The "weak" brother "eats" some things and "esteems one day above another" while the strong brother believes that he may "eat all things" and "esteems every day alike." Romans 14:2, 5. The early Church was made up of Jewish believers and Gentile converts. Although Paul did not specify what "days" he was referring to, he was probably talking about certain Jewish fast or feast days (Luke 18:12), and certain pagan feast days when people were "eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols." 1 Corinthians 8:4.
On a pagan feast day a "strong" Jew who knew that "an idol is nothing" and who was hungry would have no scruples about "eating meat in an idol's temple." See 1 Corinthians 8:4, 10. Paul warned these "strong" Jewish believers, "But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to them that are weak [the Gentile convert from idolatry]. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple [on a pagan feast day], shall not the conscience of him that is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish [if he is drawn back to idolatry], for whom Christ died. But when ye sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth." 1 Corinthians 8:9-13.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE in either Romans 14 or 1 Corinthians 8 (a parallel reference) that the discussion about "the " and the "strong" had anything to do with the Sabbath!
The same book of Romans is very clear, "by the law is the knowledge of sin." Romans 3:20; & Romans 7:7 & 12. There is nothing doubtful about God's Law.
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